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Court TV Announces Original News Special Exploring the Relationship Between the Criminal Justice System and African Americans
Black and Blue – A Court TV Special Premieres Mon. June 22 at 8pm ET, To be Simulcast Across All Katz Networks
Court TV, the multi-platform network devoted to live, gavel-to-gavel coverage, in-depth legal reporting and expert analysis of the nation's most important and compelling trials, announced today an original news special that will take a deep dive into the criminal justice system's history and relationship with African Americans.
Legacy to Host HIV Testing Fair for National HIV Testing Day on June 27
Saturday, June 27 is National HIV Testing Day. To honor the observance and to help people get tested, know their HIV status, and get linked to care and treatment, Legacy Community Health will be offering free HIV testing to the general public at three Houston locations.
From Corvette To COVID-19 Response: How 3D Printing Transforms Technology for General Motors
Additive manufacturing allowed GM to pivot from making vehicles to COVID-19 medical devices and supplies in days, not months
General Motors typically relies on 3D printing to help launch new vehicles, such as the first-ever mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette. During the COVID-19 outbreak, the same technology played a critical role in helping the team transition from making vehicles to medical devices in a matter of days.
RCI Oilfield Services 2nd Annual SCOOTERS FROM SCOOTER Continues Commitment to Raise Funds For Challenged Children to Receive Adaptive Sports Wheelchairs
On the heels of another successful Charity Jackpot at the Tejas Rodeo Company, Tyler Pearson and Kyle Irwin, along with RCI Oilfield Services, are again supporting Watering Seeds Organization (WSO) with the Scooters From Scooter campaign. With this partnership, Watering Seeds has been able to provide adaptive sports wheelchairs to challenged children so they can live healthier, more active, and productive lifestyles.
We Stand Together: Finding a Better Way to End Racial Inequity Starts Today
Ed Tech Leader K12 Inc. to Invest $10 Million in Scholarships, Provide Free Curriculum, and Create National Forum on Race in Education
In the midst of protests across the country driven by the death of unarmed Black Americans George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless others, K12 Inc.—the nation’s leading provider of online and blended education—is committing to a series of initiatives that support racial and socioeconomic equity and inclusion in and through education.
What Kind of Principal Turns Around A Failing School? A Visionary Change-Maker/Activist From Houston
Heroes live among us but are so busy “saving the world” that they often exist under the radar and go unrecognized. Luckily for us, legendary educator/activist and author, Dr. Bertie Simmons wrote it all down in a memoir that spans her life before, during and after the turning around of a failing school - and not without controversy.
New Virtual Event Service Helps Couples Create Memorable and Professional Live-Streamed Weddings
A new virtual event service launches just in time for Summer weddings. Our Virtual Event (www.OurVirtualEvent.com), the brainchild of two wedding industry veterans, provides couples with a professional service to host their special event online during social distancing. The service provides pro lighting and sound equipment, live technical set up and support, live editing, guest experience packages and virtual wedding planning to create an engaging and interactive experience.
GM Ranks as Top Automotive Corporation in J.D. Power’s 2020 Initial Quality Study
GM has the highest ranked vehicle in IQS and wins top plant quality award
GM is the highest ranked automaker of 15 companies surveyed in the J.D. Power 2020 Initial Quality Study. The 2020 Chevrolet Sonic achieved the best score of any model in the study, and GM’s Yantai Dongyue North in China won the J.D. Power Platinum Award for plant quality as the highest ranked automotive manufacturing facility in the world.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Awards Historic $100,000 Founders' Centennial Scholarship
Zeta celebrates 100 years with largest single recipient scholarship awarded by a historically Black Greek-lettered sorority or fraternity
Cayla Withers, a recent graduate of A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, NC, was awarded Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated's Triumphant Founder Arizona Cleaver Stemons Centennial Scholarship in the amount of $100,000 on June 19, 2020. The surprise presentation was recorded on news channel WSOC-TV.
Loni Love Shares Commends Grassroots Activists of Civil Unrest and Talks About Her Experience with Racism
During her first-ever appearance on ABC's "The View," Emmy & 2x NAACP Image Award winning talk show host Loni Love shared her experience with racism as a college student and what will prompt change in America.
Local JA Southeast of Texas Teens Win 2020 Junior Achievement Company of the Year Title
Teen entrepreneurs take national title by creating a reusable bamboo straw kit, as part of their sustainable lifestyle brand company
On Thursday, June 18, Junior Achievement USA® (JA) named the teen entrepreneurs who created the student-run start-up EVO (Elkins Very Own) from Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas as winners of the 2020 JA Company of the Year. The team was selected from among 15 competing student companies representing JA operations across the country.
Kolache Factory Corporate Stores Re-Close Dining Rooms Effective Immediately
Effective immediately, dining rooms and restrooms at all corporate-owned Kolache Factory restaurants will be closed. For the safety of employees and customers, Kolache Factory stores will move back to carry-out, curbside, or drive thru service only.
Why Buddha Never Had Alzheimer's: The Answer Can Be Found In Meditation, Yoga And Music
There are currently 5.8 million people in the U.S. today suffering from Alzheimer’s – a number that is expected to double by the middle of the century. Is it possible to stop or slow down this disease? Award-winning physician, scientist and author, Dr. Shuvendu Sen, says “Yes! It can be reversed, and even stopped altogether.” Dr. Sen shares expert advice and discusses the success being achieved through yoga, meditation and dancing/music therapy in Why Buddha Never Had Alzheimer's: A Holistic Treatment Approach through Meditation, Yoga and the Arts.
‘Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom’ Spotlights Georgetown University Students and the Case of Terrel Barros
Imprisoned in 2013, Barros Has a New Hearing This September
Today, Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom takes on the case of Terrel Barros – a case so powerful that it attracted the attention of the students of the “Making an Exoneree” course at Georgetown University.
ABC13/KTRK-TV Houston to Host Virtual Town Hall to Discuss Violence Against Transgender Women of Color
Virtual Town Hall Airs Thursday, June 25 (7:00 – 8:00 p.m. CDT)
Stream Live at ABC13.com, ABC13's Facebook Live and YouTube and ABC13's connected TV apps on Amazon FireTV, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku
Krishnamoorthi and Tlaib Investigate Potential Abuses in Treasury Department’s Opportunity Zone Program
Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, and Subcommittee Member Rashida Tlaib sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin requesting documents about the Opportunity Zone program established by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston launches new teen social justice initiative
Be The Change You Want 2 See
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston (BGCGH) just launched its new teen social justice initiative called Be The Change You Want 2 See with three events last week to educate and inspire teen Club members to be catalysts for social change and racial justice in Houston and our nation. The objective of the initiative is to amplify youth voices and activism through critical and intentional conversations, artistic expression and service learning projects. The youth-led initiative uses the hashtag #bethechangeBGCGH.
SPLC Statement on Noose Found in Bubba Wallace’s Garage at Talladega Superspeedway
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Lecia Brooks issued the following statement after a noose was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.
Headway Workforce Solutions Hospitality Division Offers Paid Online COVID-19 Sanitation Training for Hospitality Texas Gig-Workers
National gig-economy staffing business and workforce solutions company, Headway Workforce Solutions, is offering a paid online training to the first 400 restaurant workers who sign up for shift work in Austin and Houston, Texas. Each trainee will earn $50 to learn how to serve customers safely during COVID-19. Headway Hospitality, a division of Headway Workforce Solutions, hosts the ongoing web training for gig workers online.
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Material Witnesses Detained for Months Without Due Process
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the law firm of Gibbs & Bruns LLP recently filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of nearly 150 people detained as potential witnesses for federal prosecutions at La Salle County Regional Detention Center near Laredo. None of the people detained have had a hearing or opportunity to contest the legality of their detention.
